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My 50 with stepped lowers An blocks ... 12v conversion an disc front brakes with homemade dual pot master cyl ..An belt sanded homemade wide whites..
Still need to find a piece of belt line trim replace driver window .. An maybe make some new door panels an get seats recovered this winter..I did...
T Thanks.. Everyone said the 216 wouldn't keep up with traffic but I have been running with traffic fine .. Most of my driving is on rural 2 lane...
Thanks for all the technical info guys.. My car had been sitting since 1985. Brakes stuck motor stuck but fairly solid body for eastern NC. Just...
Monte Carlo SS had BOP 200r4 up to 87 ... Prob used in Buick t type an Hurst olds behind the. 307...
Junior Brown Hot Rod Lincoln..[ATTACH]
I used American Autowire in my 53 chevy truck .. Very pleased with it an everything you need to wire entire truck is in kit.. All light sockets...
The hydraulic flaring tool works well on annealed stainless.. An very nice to have to fab your own custom trans cooler lines an fuel lines..One of...
Looks like it is welded in crooked from what I can see in the pic.. I always face off the driveshaft tube in my lathe an the yoke usually has to...
Didn't say key would be at 12 o'clock said it would be close to 1 o'clock ...[ATTACH]
Did you install a adjustable timing chain set? If so they have 3 marks on them an if you use the wriong one your engine will idle fine but it will...
Don't use the proform ones I had some a few years back an the roller tips were chrome plated an after 1000 miles the chrome came off an the...
I had a set of dart s/r torquer heads 2.02 valve 67cc chambers... Had them on a street s-10 with lunati 280 duration .480 lift cam with northern...
From my experience most that I have built have been. .020 in the hole.. I usually use a .018 steel shim head gasket to get a .038 quench an about...
An you would prob need a special jig to sharpen tool bits to keep them all the same length if they are used for centering..
I have never saw a boring bar that wasn't a single point cutter.. How is it centered in the existing bore? Seems if it were sharpened the bore...
I have a coupe kwik way bars from the 50s ... The cutter head an the micrometer to set the depth of cut an centering fingers are very expensive to...
I'm running 17"x8" all the way around on mine with 255 -50-17 tires that's about the biggest i can fit in stock rear fenders..[ATTACH]
I have ran the powertrax in a GM 7.5 rear in a 400 hp S10 an that was about the only thing that I didn't break. Use the light springs if you are...
They only check vin plate number to title vin... An they only check them on out of state cars.. Or that has been my experience with NC Dmv...
You are using the factory shoulder bolts where they bolt to the hood? An yes they are a pain to adjust....
There should be a track inside the door that the roller runs on.. Or at least that is how the 47-50 truck windows work...
Marine spar with about 5 coats of polyurethane has been holding up well in my 53..[ATTACH]
My chevy deluxe wheel on my 53 chevy3100...[ATTACH]
I used 3000lbs on my 53 chevy truck but sandblasted every bit of it ...
Does your temp guage go way up to 220-230 before the thermostat opens from a cold start but just the first time? My tbi 350 did that about 10...
I like to sand blast any car that I am gona do from the ground up. You will quickly find an thin spot or pin holes or previous bad repairs... You...
I polished all mine myself using 120g 3" wheel then 360g wheel then polish with white fine compound with drill motor. Put 4 self locking nuts in...
I had the same problem with the return line leaking with those conversion hoses.. Ended up using the stock return hose mine was mid 80s tbird.
I used steel repop rear fenders on mine they were not much more an took very little prep to get them ready for paint. I did grind off the rivet...
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